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| NEMA MIDGETS & NEMA
LITES |
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| presented by Ames True Value
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| AMES
TRUEVALUE NEMA NIGHT- |
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MIKE
HORN #A1 - 3rd
WINNER TODD BERTRAND #1
DAN CUGINI #51 - 2ND |
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NEMA MIDGETS - WISCASSET -
6/8/19 |
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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2 |
51 |
Dan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
Dan CuginI |
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3 |
A1 |
Mike Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Jeff Horn |
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4 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug Cleveland |
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5 |
18 |
Andy Lunt |
Marion, MA |
Christian Briggs |
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6 |
16 |
Matt O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Matt O'Brien |
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7 |
39 |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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8 |
00 |
Rob Spino |
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Rob Spino |
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9 |
74 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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10 |
21 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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11 |
47 |
Troy DeCaire |
Plane City, FL |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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12 |
19 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon, MA |
Richie Coy |
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DNS |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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HEAT 1:
39, 16, 21, 87, 30, 00 |
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HEAT 2:
1, 51, 47, 74, 18, A1 |
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JAKE
TRAINOR #8t -2nd
WINNER RANDY CARAL #76
PJ STERGIOS #11 - 3rd |
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NEMA LITES - WISCASSET -
6/8/19 |
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Pos.
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#
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
76 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Frank
Manafort |
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2 |
8t |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Mike Trainor |
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3 |
11 |
PJ Stergois |
Candia, NH |
Bill
Stergios |
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4 |
19 |
Richie Coy |
Haskell, NJ |
Richie Coy |
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5 |
38 |
Ryan Locke |
Chester, NH |
Ken Locke |
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6 |
7 |
Jim Cataldo |
Sterling, MA |
Jim Cataldo |
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7 |
69 |
Matt Merry |
Plaistow, NH |
Matt Merry |
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8 |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Bridgewater, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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9 |
55 |
Drew Eldridge |
No Chelmsford, MA |
Drew
Eldridge |
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10 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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11 |
41 |
Megan Cugini |
Marshfield, MA |
Megan Cugin |
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12 |
3 |
Chris Vose |
Gloversville, NY |
Chris Vose |
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13 |
88 |
Chase Locke |
Chester, NH |
Ken Locke |
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HEAT 1:
76, 7, 8, 38, 11, 88, 30 |
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HEAT 2:
3, 69, 35, 19, 55, 41 |
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WISCASSET SPEEDWAY
MEET & GREET |
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Bertrand, Cabral Storm to
NEMA Wins
on Wiscassett’s True Value Night |
Todd Bertrand capped off a perfect day, with a new
track record, heat race win and dominating feature win in
the NEMA portion of the Northeastern Midget Association
event. Randy Cabral drove the Frank Manafort #76 to victory
in the Lites portion of the show, in an event that produced
a barn burning finish. A beautiful day and impressive fan
turnout made for a fantastic return to Wiscassett for NEMA.
Bertrand started off the day quick, setting a new track
record in qualifying with a 12.97 lap, the first midget ever
in the 12 second bracket. Driving the family's #1 car, after
his 48 machine suffered mechanical failure at the opening
event, Bertrand also handily won his heat race.
In
the feature event, Bertrand would drive into the lead on the
first lap, after Matt O'Brien and Doug Cleveland brought the
field to the green. Three laps into the feature, it was all
Bertrand Motorsports up front, occupying the top four spots,
but attrition quickly started to play a factor, as
Bertrand's teammate Troy Decaire was the first to drop out
with a broken fuel pump cable. A short while later, Randy
Cabral, while running third would drop out with a broken
steering bolt - which left previous feature winner Avery
Stoehr to chase Bertrand.
Bertrand would beat back
Stoehr on two restarts, and unfortunately Stoehr would drop
out with six laps remaining with a broken rocker arm. Dan
Cugini posted his best finish in quite some time with the
NEMA group finishing second, followed by points leader Mike
Horn, Doug Cleveland, Andy Lunt, Matt O'Brien, Avery Stoehr,
Rob Spino, Randy Cabral and Jim Chambers.
"I'm super
excited that we got this 1 car to victory lane," said
Bertrand. "It was a new car last year and we struggled a bit
getting it going. I really need to thank my brother Tim for
putting me in it this weekend, my Dad for helping get it
ready along with Alan Wills and Dave Igo, and my whole
family including my wife Mariah, Scotty, Ruth, Tucker, Ava
and the gang. It was great to win with all of them here," he
said.
In the Lites feature, Chris Vose bolted out
into the lead from his pole starting position. Vose was
quickly pursued by Randy Cabral, driving the Seymour
prepared Frank Manafort #76. Cabral would go by Vose for the
lead, but the caution flew.
On the restart, Cabral
would go by Vose again, and unfortunately Vose's day would
come to an end a few laps later as he coasted into the
infield bringing out another caution. On the restart, it was
again all Cabral when the green flew.
As the laps
wound down, Cabral would begin pulling away, but with five
to go, the young Jake Trainor broke free from traffic and
started tracking down Cabral. With two to go, Trainor was on
the back bumper of Cabral, and the duo approached a lapped
car. Trainor would go low, and they sandwiched the lapped
car of Drew Eldridge in between them, but Cabral would come
out on top. Cabral would go on to take down the victory over
Trainor, PJ Stergios, Richie Coy, Ryan Locke, Jim Cataldo,
Matt Merry, Anthony Marvuglio, Drew Eldridge and Paul
Scally.
"I'd really like to thank Frank Manafort for
putting me in this car. He's under the weather right now and
I really wanted to win this for him. Also would like to
thank the Seymours, the car was spot on and their
preparation is flawless," said Cabral. "To win in front of a
packed crowd at Wiscassett is always awesome, we love this
place," he said.
NEMA picks back up with the Lites
this weekend at Star Speedway, with discounted grandstands
admission. Following that, both divisions are at the Boston
Louie Memorial on June 26th at Seekonk Speedway. |
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